Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 6 · Decided 14 January 1992
State of U.P. v. Ashok Kumar Srivastava
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 6 · [1992] 1 S.C.R. 37
- Case number
- Contempt Appeal No. 464/1979
- Decided
- 14 January 1992
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, K. RAMASWAMY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Contempt
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; Evidence Act Section 3; Constitution Article 13, 136
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302 and 34 (Occurrence prior to insertion of Section 304-B ). Dowry death-Accused-Husband, his father and sister-Conviction by Trial Court-Re-evaluation and Re-appreciation of evidence by the High Court-Reversal of conviction order and acquittal of accused by High to be set aside. Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 13~cope of Murder-Conviction by Trial Court-On appeal acquittal by High Courl--Appeal against acquittal order--'-l'ower of Supreme Court to appre- ciate evidence and interfere with acquittal order-Held Supreme Court can interfere with
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